Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-15-113: Election of board of directors - Appointment of

directors.

A. Within thirty (30) days of the establishment of a fair

association, the board of county commissioners shall, by resolution,

call for an election of the fair association board of directors.

Notice of the elections shall be given in a newspaper published in

the county at least ten (10) days before election. Notice of the

filing period for the elections shall be given in a newspaper

published in the county at least ten (10) days before the filing

period for the election. The board of county commissioners, by

resolution, shall set forth the following conditions concerning the

election:

1. The filing period shall consist of five (5) consecutive

business days;

2. Only registered voters of the county are eligible to file as

a candidate;

3. Any person so filing must reside in the commissioner's

district or city they seek to represent;

4. Prospective candidates must file with the county clerk;

5. The board of county commissioners shall prescribe a form to

be used by prospective candidates filing for the position of

director of the fair board association; and

6. The date of the election for the fair association board of

directors shall be no later than three (3) weeks from the date of

the final day of the filing period.

B. If a district or city does not have a candidate or

candidates for the position, the representative or representatives

shall be appointed as follows:

1. The board of county commissioners shall appoint the

representatives from the rural areas of the county;

2. The mayor of the city shall appoint the representatives from

the city; and

3. In the event there is not a candidate for election to the

fair association board of directors the appointment will be

announced no later than two (2) weeks from the closing of the filing

period.

C. The site of the elections shall be determined by the board

of county commissioners. Elections shall be held at a convenient

place in each district or city, on the same day and at the same

time. The county commissioner representing the district or an

official designee of the commissioner shall preside at the election.

D. The election shall be by secret ballot.

E. Only registered voters of the county shall be allowed to

vote.

F. The results of the election shall be tabulated at the site

of the election and announced prior to the adjournment of the

election meeting.

G. When a tie vote occurs in the election of a fair association

board of directors, the commissioner or commissioner's designee

shall select the candidate by lot, pursuant to the procedures set

forth in Section 8-105 of Title 26 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

H. Initial terms of the directors:

1. The director from commissioner's district one shall be

elected for a term of one (1) year;

2. The director from commissioner's district two shall be

elected for a term of two (2) years; and

3. The director from commissioner's district three shall be

elected for a term of three (3) years.

The term of each director elected subsequent to the initial term

shall be for a period of three (3) years.

I. If there is a city in the county with a population of more

than twenty thousand (20,000) according to the latest federal

census, the board of county commissioners shall in the following

manner cause to be elected two directors to represent the city on

the fair association board of directors:

1. The county clerk or an official designee of the clerk shall

preside at election in the city;

2. The candidate receiving the highest number of the ballots

cast shall be elected for a three-year term;

3. The candidate receiving the second highest number of votes

shall be elected for a two-year term; and

4. If, by the close of the filing period, a district or city is

without a candidate for the position of fair board director, the

ee of the clerk shall

preside at election in the city;

2. The candidate receiving the highest number of the ballots

cast shall be elected for a three-year term;

3. The candidate receiving the second highest number of votes

shall be elected for a two-year term; and

4. If, by the close of the filing period, a district or city is

without a candidate for the position of fair board director, the

board of county commissioners shall appoint a person to serve on the

fair association board of directors to represent the respective

district and the mayor of the city shall make the appointments for

the two city representatives.